Patents by Inventor Dave A. Herman
Dave A. Herman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11198415Abstract: Example on-demand driver (ODD) systems and methods are described herein. An example method includes generating, with an ODD system, a softkey for a vehicle associated with an agreement between a driver-in-need (DIN) and an ODD, monitoring, with the ODD system, a location of an ODD device carried by the ODD, and transmitting, with the ODD system, the softkey to the ODD device when the ODD device is detected as being within a proximity of the vehicle. In the example method, the softkey is used to unlock the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dave A. Herman, David Joseph Orris, Nicholas Scheufler, Nunzio Decia, Stephen Jay Orris
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Patent number: 10955260Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine a predicted wait time at a commercial point-of-interest for an estimated time-of-arrival are disclosed. An example method includes determining an estimated time-of-arrival of a vehicle at a commercial point-of-interest and obtaining current wait-time data and historical wait-time data for the estimated time-of-arrival for the commercial point-of-interest. The example method includes determining, via a processor, a predicted wait time for the estimated time-of-arrival based on the current wait-time data and the historical wait-time data and communicating the predicted wait time to a user interface of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dave A. Herman, Nicholas Colella, Andrea Bowes Chowanic, Colleen M. Cauvet
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Publication number: 20200017072Abstract: Example on-demand driver (ODD) systems and methods are described herein. An example method includes generating, with an ODD system, a softkey for a vehicle associated with an agreement between a driver-in-need (DIN) and an ODD, monitoring, with the ODD system, a location of an ODD device carried by the ODD, and transmitting, with the ODD system, the softkey to the ODD device when the ODD device is detected as being within a proximity of the vehicle. In the example method, the softkey is used to unlock the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Dave A. Herman, David Joseph Orris, Nicholas Scheufler, Nunzio Decia, Stephen Jay Orris
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Patent number: 10501054Abstract: Example on-demand driver (ODD) systems and methods are described herein. An example method includes generating, with an ODD system, a softkey for a vehicle associated with an agreement between a driver-in-need (DIN) and an ODD, monitoring, with the ODD system, a location of an ODD device carried by the ODD, and transmitting, with the ODD system, the softkey to the ODD device when the ODD device is detected as being within a proximity of the vehicle. In the example method, the softkey is used to unlock the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Dave A. Herman, David Joseph Orris, Nicholas Scheufler, Nunzio Decia, Stephen Jay Orris
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Patent number: 10445601Abstract: A navigation system for a parking area comprises a plurality of nodes and a server communicating with the nodes. Each node comprises a camera capturing images of the parking area and a low power radio transmitting a radio signal. The server analyzes the images to propose a parking space and provides an arrival sequence of waypoints to the parking space. Each of the waypoints comprises strength and time of flight values of the radio signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Dave A. Herman, Perry R. MacNeille, Andrea Bowes Chowanic
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Publication number: 20190204109Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine a predicted wait time at a commercial point-of-interest for an estimated time-of-arrival are disclosed. An example method includes determining an estimated time-of-arrival of a vehicle at a commercial point-of-interest and obtaining current wait-time data and historical wait-time data for the estimated time-of-arrival for the commercial point-of-interest. The example method includes determining, via a processor, a predicted wait time for the estimated time-of-arrival based on the current wait-time data and the historical wait-time data and communicating the predicted wait time to a user interface of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2016Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dave A. HERMAN, Nicholas COLELLA, Andrea Bowes CHOWANIC, Colleen M. CAUVET
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Patent number: 9952304Abstract: A method including: receiving a synchronization signal and collecting a rolling shutter image of a modulated light on a sensor, determining a primary frequency from the rolling shutter image, and comparing the primary frequency to an expected primary frequency image to determine a directional movement related to a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Perry Robinson MacNeille, Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Dehua Cui, John William Schmotzer, Dave A. Herman
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Patent number: 9919740Abstract: A method for controlling a lane keep assist system comprises the combination of predicting that a driver may initiate a lane change without using a turn indicator switch and temporarily deactivating the lane keep assist system in response to such prediction.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Nunzio DeCia, Dave A. Herman, Stephen Jay Orris, Jr.
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Patent number: 9905129Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an emergency corridor utilizing vehicle-to-vehicle communication. An example disclosed system includes an emergency vehicle, infrastructure nodes distributed across a municipal area, and an emergency router. The example emergency router selects a route from a first location of the emergency vehicle to a second location specified by an emergency request. The example emergency router also determines ones of the infrastructure nodes that are along the route. Additionally, the example emergency router instructs the ones of the infrastructure nodes to broadcast emergency messages. The emergency messages include information regarding the route and the emergency vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas Colella, Dave A Herman
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Publication number: 20180001870Abstract: Example on-demand driver (ODD) systems and methods are described herein. An example method includes generating, with an ODD system, a softkey for a vehicle associated with an agreement between a driver-in-need (DIN) and an ODD, monitoring, with the ODD system, a location of an ODD device carried by the ODD, and transmitting, with the ODD system, the softkey to the ODD device when the ODD device is detected as being within a proximity of the vehicle. In the example method, the softkey is used to unlock the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Dave A. Herman, David Joseph Orris, Nicholas Scheufler, Nunzio Decia, Stephen Jay Orris
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Publication number: 20170352268Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an emergency corridor utilizing vehicle-to-vehicle communication. An example disclosed system includes an emergency vehicle, infrastructure nodes distributed across a municipal area, and an emergency router. The example emergency router selects a route from a first location of the emergency vehicle to a second location specified by an emergency request. The example emergency router also determines ones of the infrastructure nodes that are along the route. Additionally, the example emergency router instructs the ones of the infrastructure nodes to broadcast emergency messages. The emergency messages include information regarding the route and the emergency vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Nicholas Colella, Dave A. Herman
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Publication number: 20170243072Abstract: A navigation system for a parking area comprises a plurality of nodes and a server communicating with the nodes. Each node comprises a camera capturing images of the parking area and a low power radio transmitting a radio signal. The server analyzes the images to propose a parking space and provides an arrival sequence of waypoints to the parking space. Each of the waypoints comprises strength and time of flight values of the radio signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: DAVE A. HERMAN, PERRY R. MACNEILLE, ANDREA BOWES CHOWANIC
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Publication number: 20170225711Abstract: A method for controlling a lane keep assist system comprises the combination of predicting that a driver may initiate a lane change without using a turn indicator switch and temporarily deactivating the lane keep assist system in response to such prediction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Nunzio DeCia, Dave A. Herman, Stephen Jay Orris, JR.
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Publication number: 20170075357Abstract: A method including: receiving a synchronization signal and collecting a rolling shutter image of a modulated light on a sensor, determining a primary frequency from the rolling shutter image, and comparing the primary frequency to an expected primary frequency image to determine a directional movement related to a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Perry Robinson MacNeille, Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Dehua Cui, John William Schmotzer, Dave A. Herman